Group protests Haiti action

A group of protesters met at Espresso Royale Caffe on Monday afternoon to discuss possible plans of action to demonstrate their disapproval of U.S.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Suspects in 7-Eleven killing charged with murder

The three men arrested in connection with Sunday's shooting at an East Lansing 7-Eleven were arraigned Tuesday and charged with murder. Eric Charles Gordy and Hatarie Deamont McCorkle, both from Detroit, were charged with the murder of Joseph Lavon Parker, a 34-year-old Lansing resident.

Gutting graduate programs hurts diversity, education, research

Provost Lou Anna Simon recently has released her vision for the reorganization of the liberal arts at MSU.

Police briefs 03/02/04

'U' actors make N.Y. debut

Four MSU graduate theater students will have the experience of a lifetime this spring break when they travel to New York City to showcase their talents. Christiane Morel, Monica Clark-Robinson, Andrew Towler and Kathryn Cleveland will follow the footsteps of Marcus Olson, associate professor and head of acting at MSU, who is responsible for setting up the showcase in a Manhattan studio theater. "This is something I've been working on for a couple of years," Olson said.

Shooting suspects to be arraigned

Three men involved in a Sunday morning shooting at an East Lansing 7-Eleven are expected to be arraigned today, police said. The men were arrested in connection with the killing of 34-year-old Lansing resident Joseph Lavon Parker and injury of 32-year-old George Edward Whitfield, also of Lansing.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Computer virus strikes campus e-mail

A new computer virus has hit e-mail inboxes, tricking users into downloading zip files and entering password information.The virus, called variations of Beagle or Bagle by different virus-protection companies, changes domain and password information, making it next to impossible for virus scan companies to protect against it."What's really going on is, unfortunately, the folks drafting these things are getting more sophisticated," said Richard Wiggins, MSU Computer Center's senior information technologist.

Simon needs to address theater

I am a senior theater major, and I am worried. Stated in a recent installment of "Liberal Arts Reorganization" was the fact that Provost Lou Anna Simon still hasn't decided what she is going to do with the Department of Theatre.

Everybody should get marriage rights

An unfortunate number of Americans are very homophobic. The response of the president and other high-profile politicians toward what is happening in San Francisco, the "activist" judges in Massachusetts and a county in New Mexico suggests Americans are (at the moment) incapable of accepting one simple fact: Gay people are not going away. Creating an amendment banning gay marriage is not going to benefit anyone.

E.L. Council, state to talk speed limits

The East Lansing City Council will play host to a slew of state officials, police departments and residents this afternoon, as concerns begin to grow over speed limit increases on two roadways in the city. Sections of westbound Saginaw Street and East Grand River Avenue will increase by 10 mph.

Cristo Rey gathers for Ash Wednesday

When Felicitas Moreno walks into Cristo Rey Church, all material signs of celebration are absent. To the left, a picture of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, hangs on the wall with leafless twigs placed around it.

ASMSU passes bill to add more accessible signs to doorways

In an effort to make their offices more professional and accessible, ASMSU members recently voted to add large print and Braille signs to office doors. MSU's undergraduate student government approved spending $464 on new signage, which would be an addition to a staff directory in the main ASMSU lobby. "Sometimes, people don't look at the (staff directory) and just start wandering around," Academic Assembly Chairperson Jared English said. Laura Sorensen, ASMSU Director of Racial, Ethnic and Progressive Student Affairs, said the signs are a good step in making the third floor of Student Services more accessible.

Glitz & Glamour

The low-lit room brought back memories of a scene at a high-school prom. Twinkling lights and the spinning disco ball set the mood.

'Skin-deep' doesn't delve deep enough

When I picked up The State News on Thursday, I was so pleased with the picture and front page article ("Skin-deep"). Then, I turned to page two.

MIDDAY UPDATE: Spartan hoops might play double-header aboard aircraft carrier

The deck of an aircraft carrier is about the last place you'd expect to see a basketball game being played.But Spartan fans may get an opportunity to see just that if MSU and three other schools get approval to play an opening-season game aboard an aircraft carrier.University officials are engaged in talks about the plan which would pit MSU against Navy and Air Force against North Carolina in a season-opening doubleheader.

Inside BioPort

Lansing - The production line at BioPort Corp. moves swiftly these days, operating around the clock to manufacture the nation's entire supply of anthrax vaccine. The Lansing-based company, which produces the nation's only federally licensed anthrax vaccine, won a $245 million contract earlier this year to continue making its product for the Department of Defense. Each day, BioPort employees step inside the barbed-wire perimeter of the 5-year-old company's plant on Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Colleges consider another BCS bowl game

College football spectators can anticipate watching a fifth top-level bowl game starting in 2006 after an agreement Sunday would add one more bowl game in addition to the existing four. The announcement came from Miami by presidents of colleges representing teams that are part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and those from teams outside it. Oregon president David Frohnmayer called the change "positive" and "significant." "We have substantially increased the opportunities for Division I-A colleges to participate in BCS bowl games," he said.

Spartans look to regain title

They were ridiculed, called too nice and their hearts and talents were questioned, but Chris Hill, Kelvin Torbert and Alan Anderson refused to back down. Now, the Spartans' junior trio can silence the doubters and leave its mark on MSU forever with one more win - a victory that will bring a Big Ten Championship. Senior center Jason Andreas, who has a 2000 national championship ring and a pair of Big Ten titles under his belt, said everyone will be playing for the juniors in today's 7 p.m.

'Prisoners' raise $2,500

At 11 a.m. Friday morning, a loud knock came at the door of the Delta Upsilon fraternity house.

Passing makes perfect: assists prove essential to unselfish 'U' squad

State College, Pa. - The Spartans are honoring a creed handed down from generation to generation: sharing. Against Penn State, nearly every Spartans shot was prefaced with pass.